THE Archbishop of York has accused Europe of “shunting” its migrants towards “soft touch” Britain.

John Sentamu, the Church of England’s second most senior cleric, has slammed other EU nations for failing to offer homes to refugees and asylum seekers.

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Archbishop of York accuses Europe of 'shunting' its migrants towards UKCredit: Times Newspapers Ltd

He said the infamous Calais Jungle Camp only exists because the passport-free Schengen zone allows migrants from the Middle East and Africa to travel from southern Europe to northern France unchecked.

He added that it was impossible to know if some migrants were part of ISIS.

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Dr Sentamu says Calais Jungle has been a creation of the Schengen countriesCredit: Getty Images

Speaking at the Henley Literary Festival, Dr Sentamu said: “That camp [the Jungle] has been a creation of the Schengen countries and they ought to own up to what they’ve created.

“I think it should be that, where ever the asylum seekers arrive in that particular place, you have a responsibility for their care, their love.

“Schengen countries have not done that with the Jungle and I, for one – as much as I am sympathetic and I feel sorry for the number of people genuinely seeking asylum – I think really the issue lies with the Schengen countries and they cannot see Britain as a soft touch.”

Dr Sentamu was an asylum seeker himself when he fled Idi Amin’s regime in Uganda in 1973.

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